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| Hottest UK day of 2012 recorded in Suffolk | Hottest UK day of 2012 recorded in Suffolk |
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| Parts of the UK are experiencing the hottest day of 2012 so far, with Cavendish in Suffolk reaching 32.3C, the BBC Weather Centre says. | Parts of the UK are experiencing the hottest day of 2012 so far, with Cavendish in Suffolk reaching 32.3C, the BBC Weather Centre says. |
| Cambridge has also seen hot weather, reaching 31.5C on Saturday afternoon. | Cambridge has also seen hot weather, reaching 31.5C on Saturday afternoon. |
| However, not all of the country has such high temperatures. Newquay, in Cornwall, has only reached 18C, while Belfast registered 19C and Glasgow 20C. | |
| Temperatures are expected to return to average August levels by the middle of next week. | Temperatures are expected to return to average August levels by the middle of next week. |
| According to the BBC Weather Centre, while south-east England and East Anglia are experiencing very warm weather, a dividing weather front across the UK means other areas are not having particularly high temperatures. | |
| Cardiff and Manchester have reported temperatures of 21C and Carlisle is at 18C, for example. | Cardiff and Manchester have reported temperatures of 21C and Carlisle is at 18C, for example. |
| A narrow band of patchy rain is affecting Plymouth, Cardiff, Nottingham and Humberside at times through Saturday. | |
| Overnight a more persistent area of rain is set to move into the south west of England before shifting in a north eastern direction, bringing rain to Wales, north west England and into southern Scotland. | |
| Varying temperatures | Varying temperatures |
| Sunday will see the same sort of contrast in temperature across the country as on Saturday, and temperatures could even be a degree or so higher in eastern England. | Sunday will see the same sort of contrast in temperature across the country as on Saturday, and temperatures could even be a degree or so higher in eastern England. |
| A weather front dividing the country marks the line between fresher weather to the north west of the UK and hotter, more humid weather to the south east. | A weather front dividing the country marks the line between fresher weather to the north west of the UK and hotter, more humid weather to the south east. |
| The hot weather in south east England is being fed by warm air coming up from the Continent. | The hot weather in south east England is being fed by warm air coming up from the Continent. |
| BBC weather forecaster Colin Seddon said that next week temperatures will be cooler. | BBC weather forecaster Colin Seddon said that next week temperatures will be cooler. |
| "By the middle of next week the South East should see highs in the low 20s, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reaching the high teens," he said. | "By the middle of next week the South East should see highs in the low 20s, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reaching the high teens," he said. |
| Are you in Cavendish this weekend? Or are you elsewhere in the UK enjoying the hot weather? Please send your photos and let us know how you're making the most of the sunshine. | |
| Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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